Scratcher (Costas' Camaro), now all in one thread.... Options

[RPOZ27]

I would love to know more about the pink Camaro. Got any links to a page about it?

The car is owned by my wife, Misty White from Texas. I'm logged in with her id to answer. I also race it when my ST1 mustang is under the knife.

Car is a 1999 SS that she purchased new and was formally an American Iron car that has morphed into an ST1 or ST2 car depending on which driver is in the car.

It is basically a cam only, 241 headed LS6 making 427/403 to the wheels, converted to speed density with Fast LSX 92mm intake, about 3200# running on 315/35/17 BFG R1's all around. DR. Gas oval tubing X pipe with no mufflers (sounds like a demon). Wheels are 17x11 from Jongbloed. UMI K-member and homebuilt watts link. Color is accurate FM3 panther pink from a 1970 Chrysler. Thanks PPG! It's purple when in dark light, and bright pink in sunlight. Graphics are a faux carbon fiber. Front hubs are C5/6 Corvette Race hubs with custom adapters that retain ABS (no more hub issues at all). Car is getting on in years but has had a lot of development work done on it in the last 36 months which has netted over 4 seconds of lap time at TWS (home track). Car is an absolute animal and requires a lot of concentration and strength to drive...but is a freakin' blast to drive. Took 3rd at Hallett in ST1 against some serious machinery and I was ON THE NUMBERS as ST2 legal. Not bad against the vettes and tube frame cars!

Plans for the near future are a Jerico and upgraded 10 bolt to get rid of the lateral axle slop and pad knockback. Then maybe some cubes as the little 346 has 7 years of hell on it but just keeps on doing what it does because we take very good care of it.

Is that enough info?! LOL!

[79T/A]

Thanks! I noticed that cars pace compared to tube frame cars and had to know more about it.

[mitchntx]

I'm logged in with her id to answer.

hmmm ... been a while since I've banned someone ...

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Is that enough info?! LOL!

Let me interject a little more background about the author ...

Matt is a humble, yet precocious individual, well known in the local DFW Mustang circles simply as MFW.

My most vivd memory of Matt is him stuffing a trash barrel with the remnants of a nose cone that once hung on the front of his car all the while uttering variants of the universal word, many of which make me blush to this day. Hence the "F" in MFW.

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Car looks good, Matt ... sounds good too.
Misty has done a great job ...

[Shortcutsleeping]

https://vimeo.com/108743926
1.42.4 at tws in TT on my first timed lap of the session.
20th heat cycle for the tires.
I had brand new tires an thought about busting them out and going for a low 1:40. I made a few small mistakes and cost myself a 1:41.

https://vimeo.com/108747319
1.42.9 at tws in SU qualy chasing a DRM Vette on stickers.
19th heat cycle for my tires.

Both vids are from Sunday morning. It rained on us Saturday afternoon and a front came through and it was cool and crisp and the track dried and it was in great shape. Of course, shortly after this it rained again and the chance for fast lap times was gone.

Costas
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[Shortcutsleeping]

Some fun with a DRM Corvette!

I now have TWO GoPros running, so there is a front and rear cam.

Both of these are short races
R3 = https://vimeo.com/110841105

R4 = https://vimeo.com/110958309
We catch lap traffic on the final lap

Quick TT lap = https://vimeo.com/110888300

Wrapped up the SU and the TTU championship.


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[Shortcutsleeping]

It's Monday....you need some stuff to read and watch anyway. :-P

enjoy!

Reflections on the double championship:
http://www.witchdoctormotorsports.com/ch230.htm


FIRST RACE OF THE SEASON ALREADY DONE!!!
Fortunately won all four SU races and both TTU days. (FREE HOOSIERS!!!!)

R3 from Sunday: https://vimeo.com/117245855

R4 from Sunday: https://vimeo.com/117344383


Fastest lap of the weekend for all cars and all classes: https://vimeo.com/117226161


Costas
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[trackbird]

Fastest lap of the weekend for all cars and all classes: https://vimeo.com/117226161


Costas
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Good god...

[Steve91T]

Man that thing moved! I'm sure it's on here somewhere, but whats the power and weight?

[trackbird]

Man that thing moved! I'm sure it's on here somewhere, but whats the power and weight?

Off the top of my head (and not giving away the full details that Costas might want kept somewhat secret), lets just say 700+ hp and 2500 lbs.

I'll leave it up to Costas if he wants to be more specific than that. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

[Steve91T]

Wow. Just amazing.

[StanIROCZ]

Congrats Paul!

Scary fast!

[Hotrodf1]

Thanks for sharing and congrats!

Now I"m ready to go get wrenching on my junk . . . . (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/2thumbs.gif)

[Shortcutsleeping]

Thank you for the kind words everyone....the car is indeed stupid fun to drive and pretty quick on the track. I call it my smile-machine.

No matter how much I wrench on it or have to work on it, I still smile the instant I get on track with it.

Off the top of my head (and not giving away the full details that Costas might want kept somewhat secret), lets just say 700+ hp and 2500 lbs.
I'll leave it up to Costas if he wants to be more specific than that. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

You're a little high on power and a little low on weight, but you're not that far off.

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[trackbird]

Off the top of my head (and not giving away the full details that Costas might want kept somewhat secret), lets just say 700+ hp and 2500 lbs.
I'll leave it up to Costas if he wants to be more specific than that. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

You're a little high on power and a little low on weight, but you're not that far off.

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Oh, I actually thought I was low on HP and "heavy".

Which engine phase is this? We discussed multiple versions and I thought this was the final one?

[mkm]

Good job have you got to play with any rear camber yet?

Mark

[Shortcutsleeping]

FULL STORY FROM THE WEEKEND:

AKA: OVERCOMING BROKEN CAR PART 1 AND PART 2 !!!

http://www.witchdoctormotorsports.com/ch236.htm

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"We launch and I work hard to put a ton of heat into the brakes and tires on the pace lap. I bring us slow around the carousel and slowly raise speed to where I'm dead in the middle of the power in 2nd as the moment steals all of my consciousness. My left hand holds the 9 o'clock position on the wheel, my right hand is open with fingers wide as the palm is almost touching the ball of the shifter. My left foot still dragging the brakes as my right foot is balancing the throttle position to the corresponding power needed to slightly overcome the brakes as my eyes are intently focused on the starter. I don't hear Scratcher, and I don't hear the car next to me with the loud exhaust dumping right at me. I don't feel the shoulder straps pulled so tight that my HANS is shoved into my shoulders meaning that Scratcher and I are one and any impact or nuance no matter how severe or minute is transmitted to my body directly with no filter or masking. I don't smell, I don't feel the heat and there are only two things that occupy my brain at this instant. First, the focal point on the starter's right elbow and second the gentle command to slow down my heart rate. It isn't fast by any means...in fact it probably was only a few beats above my resting heart rate, but in this fleeting moment I need to be relaxed and while my physiology is in a loop issuing and reissuing a relax command...his elbow twitches. Before his wrist has even moved vertically, the brakes are released, the loud pedal is matted and my backside goes to full sensitivity for the potential wheelspin that does not occur meaning my severe tire warming antics were successful. Result: Pack is left behind."



Mark,
I've not had time to do rear camber yet and at this point I think I'm going to do a front roll center change (as well as taking out the sliver of anti-dive) and get that done first. But then, yes, next is to get the rear cambered a bit moar.


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[StanIROCZ]

As I went into diamonds edge to brake heavily and then turn and start my way back towards the front straight, the car felt darty under the brakes and I was thinking that perhaps I'd gotten the rebound settings wonky and this was the result. No matter, I just needed one lap so I scooted up the back straight, went through the carousel and flew under the green flag flying at the starters stand to begin my qualifying. At the end of the front straight I got into the brakes a little bit early and I'm glad I did. The front end washed out and the tires locked way too easy, I unlocked them after a nice cloud of smoke and then got into the corner. Scratcher felt okay in the corner, but had difficulty going straight. I assumed I had uneven dampers, a faulty damper or a tire going down so I hustled the car that lap, laid down a decent 1:37 and pulled it into the paddock to check it out. Tires were okay, front dampers felt find when pushing down on the frame...and so I went to check the bearings and steering linkage next. Uh-oh.

Dude runs one of his fastest laps of the day with his steering rack about to fall out of the car (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/loco.gif)

[nape]

Dude runs one of his fastest laps of the day with his steering rack about to fall out of the car (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/loco.gif)

It's amazing what you can tell yourself in the car. "Well, the rear end is starting to make some noise. I probably did something wrong setting up the gear, the race is almost over."

Kept enough pressure on P1 that he made a PUY and gave me the win at Road America! We were only doing ~140MPH into T1 and T5. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/rotf.gif)

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This post has been edited by nape: Feb 1 2015, 02:23 PM

[Shortcutsleeping]

It's amazing what you can tell yourself in the car.

Indeed!!!


Aight, some brainiac decided that the spec7 class did NOT need to be with the miatas, but with the ST/SU cars.

Here is qualy. HUGE HUGE field. Enjoy the sound, and let me know what you t hink about the rates of closure.

https://vimeo.com/126189818

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[trackbird]

Aight, some brainiac decided that the spec7 class did NOT need to be with the miatas, but with the ST/SU cars.

I haven't even seen the video yet and that sounds absolutely idiotic and extremely dangerous.